The Demon’s Cantos Part 31 Something inside Byron cracked open as he watched Korbius’s body lose its structural integrity and sink out of sight near the horizon’s edge. The Unmaker struggled to Its giant feet, pushing up off the ocean floor with Its unbroken arm and heaving Itself upwards. Another… Read More »The Demon’s Cantos – Part 31
The Demon’s Cantos Part 30 As the sound of Korbius’s incredible blow echoed to a sliver and disappeared over the distant ocean, Byron took in the moonlit scene in astonishment. The air was crisp and clear, the Unmaker’s pestilence swept out to sea and dispersed into the atmosphere. The evil… Read More »The Demon’s Cantos – Part 30
The Demon’s Cantos Part 29 After Byron explained his plan Korbius was eager to put it into action immediately. The Unmaker was significantly closer than the day before and Byron was tempted to oblige the eager octopus, but ultimately Tilda’s voice of reason won out and everyone agreed to wait… Read More »The Demon’s Cantos – Part 29
Follow young Byron, the unwitting Cantor, and his accidental companion, Korbius – a giant, sentient octopus – as they struggle to understand and control Byron’s amazing new powers in time to defeat the evil Unmaker.
The Demon’s Cantos Part 27 Byron awoke in the calm darkness. Beyond the tall windows of the far walls, the forest was still heavy with moonlit shadow. Only the tops of the trees and the curvaceous edges of their frond were visible in silhouette against the dark navy blue of… Read More »The Demon’s Cantos – Part27
The Demon’s Cantos Part 26 A dream came over Byron like a warm breeze. Nan stood in the doorway to Byron’s bedroom, leaning against the door frame. She looked at Byron affectionately with auburn eyes. Byron, just over four years old but looking more like three, sat cross-legged on the… Read More »The Demon’s Cantos – Part 26
The Demon’s Cantos Part 25 After Byron’s outburst neither he nor Tilda had much of an appetite. The two sat in almost mournful silence as the kitchen filled with the crunchy odor of browning pizza dough until Byron excused himself, leaving another earnest, uncomfortable apology in his wake. Back in… Read More »The Demon’s Cantos – Part 25
The Demon’s Cantos Part 24 No one had said a word since seeing the Unmaker so near beyond the portal. Korbius and Faustus sat in somber stillness in the sand in front of the house, and Byron had spent the last forty minutes lost in thought as Tilda wordlessly made… Read More »The Demon’s Cantos – Part 24
The Demon’s Cantos Part 23 “No hesitation!” Tilda floated in mid-air munching on a strand of plump black grapes and periodically barking encouragement. She lounged on her side in empty space with the same easy relaxation with which most people might lay back on a divan. When she finished a… Read More »The Demon’s Cantos – Part 23
The Demon’s Cantos Part 22 “No hesitation!” Tilda floated in mid-air munching on a strand of plump black grapes and periodically barking encouragement. She lounged on her side in empty space with the same easy relaxation with which most people might lay back on a divan. When she finished a… Read More »The Demon’s Cantos – Part 22